Newspaper article titled "Extensive Fire--Loss $50,000--A New and Extensive Tobacco Factory Destroyed." Describes the fire that destroyed M.S. Mepham & Bro’s Sun Tobacco Warehouse, formerly the Gothic Livery Stable Building., [1863 Dec]
Scope and Contents
The collection consists primarily of receipts, accounts, correspondence, and other papers regarding the businesses of M.S. Mepham & Bro., the St. Louis Paint Manufacturing Company, and George S. Mepham & Co. in St. Louis. The collection also contains receipts, correspondence, and other business papers of M.S. Mepham from the 1830s and 1840s, prior to his arrival in St. Louis; several documents relating to the Civil War, many of which do not appear to be related to the Mepham family; papers regarding the steamboats owned by the Mephams, most notably the M.S. Mepham and the Minnie; a check signed by Brigham Young, 1872; invitation to a Socialist Party demonstration with Mother Jones speaking, 1905; a few items from the maiden voyage of the R.M.S. Olympic, 1911; and some personal Mepham family correspondence and papers.
Dates
- [1863 Dec]
Conditions Governing Access
The collection is open for research use.
Extent
From the Collection: 0.68 Cubic Feet ( (1 box; 1 oversize folder; 1 volume))
Language of Materials
English
Creator
- From the Collection: Mepham family (Creator, Family)
- From the Collection: Mepham, Michael S., 1828-1882 (Creator, Person)
- From the Collection: M.S. Mepham & Bro. (Creator, Organization)
- From the Collection: St. Louis Paint Manufacturing Company (Creator, Organization)
- From the Collection: United States. Army. Iowa Infantry Regiment, 11th (1861-1865) (Creator, Organization)
Repository Details
Part of the Missouri Historical Society Library and Research Center Repository